Psychology of War.

Intro -- PSYCHOLOGY OF WAR -- PSYCHOLOGY OF WAR -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: "We Want No More War": Political Polarization and Democratic Consciousness in a Group of Venezuelan Children -- ABSTRACT -- RESEARCH CONTEXT -- Origins of the Political Polarization in Venezuela -- POLARIZATION -- CONSEQUENCES ON MENTAL HEALTH -- CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN -- Ethical and Political Dilemmas -- The Action-Flight Dilemma -- EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OF CHILDREN -- IMPACT OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE -- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESEARCH -- ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE INVESTIGATION -- Main Results of the Research -- Process of Political Polarization -- Identification with the Leader and Expressions of Dependence towards Him -- The Other Perceived as a Threat. Negative Attributions towards the Other -- Influence of Violence on Psychologists -- Disqualification of the Unaligned -- Ideal of Absolute Uniformity in the Group -- Disqualification of the Yellow One -- Consolidation of the Group's Sense of Belonging -- Recognition of Leaders as Heads of the Group -- Desire to Align those who are Not Aligned -- PROCESS OF DEPOLARIZATION -- Exclusion as a Way of Rejecting Diversity -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: Children's Psychological Distress and Needs in Northern Uganda's Conflict Zone: An Assessment of Stakeholder's Conflicting Engagements -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE HISTORY OF THE WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA -- 3. CONFLICTING ROLES PLAYED BY THE STATE IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND PACIFY NORTHERN UGANDA -- 4. UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE END OF HOSTILITIES -- 5. ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND CARE FOR CHILDREN BY NGOS -- 6. CHILDREN'S SUFFERING AND SURVIVAL -- Ojok's Narrative on His Experiences and Management of Psychosocial Suffering.

Other Wartime Children's Narratives Signifying the Magnitude of Their Psychosocial Suffering -- The Issue of Rape and HIV/AIDS -- The Issue of Child Abductions and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Communities -- 7. THE NGO RESPONSE TO SUFFERING: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS -- 8. BENEFICIARIES' PERSPECTIVES AND PRIORITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: The Psychology of Heroes: Antecedents and Consequences of Combat-decorated War Heroism -- ABSTRACT -- A FRAMEWORK FOR PROFILING HEROISM -- 1. The Leadership Dimension -- 2. The Loyalty and Group Cohesion Dimension -- 3. The Risk-taking Dimension -- The Long-term Impact of Heroism on Values and Leisure Behaviors -- PROFILING WORLD WAR II COMBAT HEROES -- Method and Participants -- Survey Instrument -- RESULTS -- The Three Dimensions of Heroism -- Post-War Values and Leisure Behaviors of Heroes -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- Personality Profiles of Reluctant and Non-reluctant Heroes -- The Values of a Hero -- The Hero at Rest -- Can Pre-War Attitudes Foreshadow Heroism? -- Limitations and Future Research -- Identifying Potential Heroes in Recruitment and Training -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Disorganization of the Collective Envelipes and the Breaking-in in the Experience of War (Lebanon- July/August 2006) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. TIME, SPACE AND NOISES OF WAR -- 2. FROM DISAVOWAL TO MIGRATION -- 3. BRIEF ANALYSIS OF TAT AND FAT TESTS OF 30 CHILDREN -- Main findings of the tests that were undergone by 30 children -- Illustrations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: Jewish Children Hidden in France Between 1940-1944: Their Psychic Construction -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. VULNERABILITY FACTORS -- 2. CONSEQUENCES OF TRAUMA -- 2.1. Intra- and Inter-Generational Family Disorders -- 3. PROTECTIVE FACTORS -- 3.1. Coping -- 3.2. "Exposed" Children -- 3.3. A Singular Situation.

3.4. Competence of These Children and Adults -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Index.

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